Maurice Costello
Born
February 20, 1877
Died
October 29, 1950 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia
Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was an American prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director.
Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Ellen and Thomas Costello. He appeared in his first motion picture in 1905, in which he had the honour of appearing in the first serious film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes in the movie Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in which Costello played the title role. He continued to work for Vitagraph, being a member of the first motion picture stock company ever formed, playing opposite Florence Turner. Among some of his best known pictures are A Tale of Two Cities, The Man Who Couldn't Beat God and For the Honor of the Family. After an absence of some years he returned to the screen. He was married to actress Mae Costello (née Altschuk). His descendants include two daughters, actresses Dolores Costello and Helene Costello, a grandson John Drew Barrymore, and a great granddaughter Drew Barrymore. He was one of the world's first leading men in early American cinema, but like a lot of other silent screen stars, he found the transition to "talkies" extremely difficult, and his leading man status was over. However, Costello was a trouper, and continued to appear in movies, often in small roles and bit parts, right up until his death in 1950.
Known For
Practically Yours
Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
1944
The Climax
Audience Member (Uncredited)
1944
A Fig Leaf for Eve
Nightclub Patron
1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
Passerby
1943
The Glass Key
Card Player (uncredited)
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
1941
Lady from Louisiana
Edwards
1941
Citizen Kane
Extra (uncredited)
1941
A Man Betrayed
Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
1941
Tin Pan Alley
(uncredited)
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Man at Railroad Station
1940
Foreign Correspondent
Man (uncredited)
1940
The Sea Hawk
Man Carrying Spear
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
Extra (uncredited)
1940
Edison, the Man
Broker
1940
Johnny Apollo
Extra (uncredited)
1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
1940
Alice in Movieland
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
1940
The Roaring Twenties
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Diggs (uncredited)
1939
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Hart
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1939
It's a Wonderful World
Guest (uncredited)
1939
Happily Buried
Board Member
1939
Comet Over Broadway
Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
1938
A Man to Remember
Town Councilor (uncredited)
1938
Hollywood Boulevard
Director in Commissary
1936
Search for Beauty
Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
1934
Eagle of the Night
1928
The Wagon Show
Colonel Beldan
1928
Camille
Armand's father
1927
The Shamrock and the Rose
Father O'Brien
1927
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Baxter Ryan
1927
The Last Alarm
The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
1926
The Mad Marriage
Walter Butler
1925
The Story Without a Name
The Cripple
1924
Love of Women
Mr. Redfield
1924
Roulette
Ben Corcoran
1924
Fog Bound
Deputy Brown
1923
Man and Wife
Caleb Perkins
1923
The Glimpses of the Moon
Fred Gillow
1923
None So Blind
Russell Mortimer
1923
The Crimson Stain Mystery
Harold Stanley
1916
The Crown Prince's Double
Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
1916
Rags and the Girl
Tom Raine
1915
The Heart of Jim Brice
Jim Brice
1915
The Evil Men Do
David Horton
1915
Too Much Burglar
Tom Perry
1914
The Peacemaker
Himself - Cameo Appearance
1914
The Mysterious Lodger
Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger
1914
The Moonstone of Fez
Schuyler Van Norden
1914
Etta of the Footlights
Lord Wentworth
1914
Iron and Steel
John Smardon
1914
Some Steamer Scooping
Baron Lafitte
1914
Fellow Voyagers
Tom Blake
1913
The Hindoo Charm
Sir Edward Tilbury
1913
The Lonely Princess
Endicott, an American Millionaire
1913
A Princess of Bagdad
Seyn - the Cobbler
1913
The Sale of a Heart
Charles Lindgard
1913
Delayed Proposals
Jack Hardy
1913
Getting Up a Practice
Dr. Lyons
1913
What a Change of Clothes Did
John Mason
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
Lambert Chase
1913
It All Came Out in the Wash
Barry Wall
1912
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
Henry Ford
1912
As You Like It
Orlando
1912
Bobby's Father
Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
1912
The Adventure of the Italian Model
Lambert Chase - the Detective
1912
A Vitagraph Romance
Maurice Costello
1912
The Loyalty of Sylvia
Dr. Dudley Lawrence
1912
Her Grandchild
Donald Grant - the Son
1912
The Two Battles
Gordon Frazier
1912
Wanted... a Grandmother
Mr. Hale
1912
The Black Sheep
Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
1912
Conscience
Harold Winter
1912
The Money Kings
Roy Brain
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
Lambert Chase, Detective
1912
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
1912
Lulu's Doctor
Doctor John Lewis
1912
Half a Hero
Joe Godfrey
1912
The Picture Idol
Howard Hanson
1912
The Spider's Web
Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney
1912
Aunty's Romance
Stephen Fiske Jr.
1912
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
Dr. LaFleur
1912
The Old Silver Watch
Frank as an Adult
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
'Enry Awkins
1912
The First Violin
1912
For the Honor of the Family
Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
1912
The Meeting of the Ways
Tom - an Honest Attorney
1912
Some Good in All
Bill - a Providential Thief
1911
Auld Lang Syne
Tammas
1911
His Sister's Children
Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
1911
For Love and Glory
Lt. Osmond
1911
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
Herbert - Rose's Fiance
1911
The Geranium
Daniel Briton
1911
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Jesus Christ
1911
A Quaker Mother
John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
1911
Barriers Burned Away
John Martin - First Brother
1911
The Sleep Walker
Dr. Allan Langham
1911
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
Lloyd Stanwood
1911
The Changing of Silas Warner
Silas Warner's Son
1911
The Sacrifice
Nick Austin
1911
For Her Brother's Sake
Albert Black - The Brother
1911
Dead Man’s Honor
Hugh
1911
The Show Girl
Dr. Renfrew
1911
His Mother
Donald Gray
1911
Little Nemo
Himself
1911
The Inherited Taint
Herbert Warning
1911
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton
1911
The New Stenographer
The boss
1911
Water Lilies
Maurice
1911
Siren of the Sea
Fisherman
1911
How She Won Him
Arthur Lewis
1910
Rose Leaves
1910
Over the Garden Wall
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
1909
The Way of the Cross
1909
Saul and David
David
1909
The Bride of Lammermoor
Edgar Ravenswood
1909
The Merchant of Venice
1908
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Marc Antony
1908
Leah the Forsaken
1908
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
King Herod
1908